went crazy

VERB

become insane

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freak out go off lose it

WEAK

blow a gasket blow one's mind blow one's stack blow one's top crack up flip one's lid flip out fly off the handle go ballistic go bananas go batty go berserk go bonkers go buggy go cuckoo go daffy go haywire go kooky go loco go loony go mental go nuts go nutty go off one's rocker go off the deep end go off the wall go psycho go wacko go wacky lose control of oneself lose one's cool lose one's mind wig out

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went crazy

“People just absolutely went crazy over it,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"We did a bit of advertising on social media, and it just went crazy!"

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

Ms Batool said Mr Sharif was going to Pakistan the following day, adding: “He went crazy today”, and that he had taken money and a passport.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024

“I just went crazy when she told me,” Smart said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024

“Have you talked to him yet? He went crazy when you disappeared.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson